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Student Counseling at Shepherd University

If you plan to study student counseling, take a look at what Shepherd University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and approximately 3,159 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Student Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

Shepherd University Student Counseling Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Shepherd University Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at Shepherd University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the student counseling majors at Shepherd University.

Shepherd University Student Counseling Master’s Program

45% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of student counseling master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. Shepherd University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Shepherd University, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Shepherd University with a master's in student counseling.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shepherd University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 11

Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 1,330 $44,730

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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